Sainte-Rita, Quebec

Sainte-Rita is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.

Sainte-Rita
Municipality
Location within Les Basques RCM
Sainte-Rita Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47.95°N 68.9166667°W / 47.95; -68.9166667[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	Les Basques
Constituted	January 1, 1948
Government [2]
• Mayor	Michel Colpron
• Federal riding	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata —Les Basques
• Prov. riding	Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area [2][3]
• Total	131.60 km2 (50.81 sq mi)
• Land	129.84 km2 (50.13 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	313
• Density	2.4/km2 (6/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	11.8%
• Dwellings	164
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0L 4G0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-295
Website	www.municipalite. sainte-rita.qc.ca

Demographics

Population

	2021	2011
Population	303 (-1.3% from 2016)	313 (-11.8% from 2006)
Land area	129.52 km2 (50.01 sq mi)	129.84 km2 (50.13 sq mi)
Population density	2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi)	2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi)
Median age	54.4 (M: 54, F: 54.4)	49.8 (M: 49.4, F: 50.5)
Private dwellings	140 (total)	164 (total)
Median household income		$37,483

Canada census – Sainte-Rita community profile

References: 2021^[4] 2011^[5] earlier^[6][7]

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Rita, Quebec^[8]

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	402	—
1996	387	−3.7%
2001	388	+0.3%
2006	355	−8.5%
2011	313	−11.8%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Rita, Quebec[8]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		310		310	11.4%	100.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
2006		350		350	2.8%	100.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
2001		360		360	1.4%	100.00%		0	100.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		365		355	n/a	97.26%		10	n/a	2.74%		0	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56376". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 11015". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. "Sainte-Rita, Quebec (Code 2411015) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
4. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
5. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
6. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

External links

• Media related to Sainte-Rita at Wikimedia Commons